Arthur Knyvet Wilson
Captain, Royal Navy
- Register No.
- 1319 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Captain all Captains →
- Unit
- Royal Navy (register: HMS Hecla) all HMS Hecla VCs →
- Date of action
- 29 February 1884 on this day → all of 1884 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Sudan Campaign
- Memorial / grave
- at St Peter and St Paul's Church At Swaffham, Norfolk
- Medal held by
- the The Royal Naval Museum, HM Naval
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
WILSON, Arthur Knyvet (Reg. No.1319)
Captain. Royal Navy.* .VC Medal's Custodian is the The Royal Naval Museum, HM Naval Base (PP 66), Portsmouth. PO1 3NH.
Memorial on grave at St Peter and St Paul's Church At Swaffham, Norfolk.
*Naval Brigade
*Naval Brigade
Base (PP 66), Portsmouth. PO1 3NH.
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